KCOA/PCAC: Cameroonian officials at organic school

offi

Partager cet article

Share on facebook
Share on linkedin
Share on twitter
Share on email

The Regional Delegations of Agriculture and Rural Development (DRADER) and the Regional Delegations of Livestock, Fisheries and Animal Industries (DREPIA) of the Centre, East, Littoral, West and North-West were gathered on February 7 and 8, 2023 in the meeting room of the National Episcopal Conference of Cameroon (CENC), within the framework of a training workshop on Organic Agriculture.

This meeting allowed to strengthen the understanding of the authorities on the organic, in order to raise their support at the strategic and technical level for the promotion of this sustainable production system. The five (5) partner organizations implementing the project “Pôle de Connaissances de l’Agriculture Biologique en Afrique Centrale” namely the African Institute for Economic and Social Development (Inades-Formation Cameroun), the International Center for the Promotion of Creation (CIPCRE), the Support Group for Sustainable Development (GADD), the Polyvalent Training Center of Mbouo (CPF), the Support Service for Local Development Initiatives (SAILD) and several officials took part in this training.

The representative of Inades-Formation Cameroon at the workshop

This workshop allowed to harmonize the points of view on the content given to the concept ” Bio “. For Jean Claude KONDE, Regional Delegate for Agriculture and Rural Development (DRADER) of the Littoral, ” having knowledge about organic farming is good, getting it down to the field is even better. Continuing his remarks, he added : ” We are ready to go to the field with the partner organizations of this project to promote organic farming to popularize organic”.

Dr. Jonas Temwa, DREPIA West touched on the crux of the problem, ” when will the law on Organic Agriculture ? “, he wondered. As for the Regional Delegate for Livestock, Fisheries and Animal Industries in the West, ” We must intensify the advocacy for this law to come out, because organic production will solve a problem of human health, environment and poverty. We must avoid that it is essentially a commercial concept as it seems to be the case”. The voice of the sunrise region was also heard at this workshop, including  Salomon Endom Assengue, DRADER East, who spoke about the benefits of certification as follows We appreciate the entrepreneurial hybrid agriculture that is more intensive and has the organic label thanks to local and alternative certifications. Its production targets the national, regional and international market. It provides the solution to the resilient agriculture we are looking for. Rich and varied discussions complemented these presentations.

Behind organic farming is a complex agriculture, controlled and framed by strict specifications. So many reasons not to improvise a return to the land. Daniel Ngwanou, Director of the CPF of Mbouo urged all participants to engage in organic farming to ensure better health.  : ” When the Polyvalent Training Center of Mbouo embarked on the path of promoting organic agriculture in 2012, many people wanted to discourage us. But we held on. If today we all follow this path, we will do wonders to produce food that provides health to Cameroonians,” he said.

In sum, advocacy for the enactment of a national organic law will continue. On the ground, national and international organizations promoting organic farming must continue to develop their initiatives while counting on the collaboration of the Cameroonian Delegations of Agriculture and Livestock.

Marguerite MOMHA, Communication Inades-Formation Cameroon


Continuez votre lecture...

ABCD2 project

Projet ABCD-Un élève un arbre COP28

1. Project title

Supporting the scaling-up of community experiences and citizen monitoring of public policies in response to climate change in sub-Saharan Africa (ABCD 2 project)

2. Summary

The project to scale up community experiences and dynamics of citizen monitoring of public policies in the face of climate change in sub-Saharan Africa is the continuation of an initial project to capitalize on these experiences.

In fact, in 2022, with funding from the Basque Agency for Development Cooperation (ABCD), Inades-Formation carried out the “Study-capitalization of good practices in the face of the challenges of climate change and local governance in sub-Saharan Africa ” project, which capitalized on 50 experiences, including 31 climate change adaptation experiences and 19 governance experiences in 11 sub-Saharan African countries.

Based on the results of this pilot project, we have been able to identify and capitalize on some of the living realities of community efforts to combat the problems posed by climate change in Africa. They have been developed by a variety of players, including public services specializing in environmental and climate change management, civil society organizations and farmers’ organizations.

This second phase of the project, which will run for 30 months (2022-2024), aims to (i) scale up these good experiences developed by communities in African countries, in terms of adaptation, mitigation and resilience to climate change and of (ii) support the dynamics of citizen monitoring of the associated policy and regulatory frameworks.

ACF-AO project

WhatsApp Image 2023-08-24 at 15.13.12

1. Project title

Feminist Climate Action Project – West Africa ACF-AO

2. Summary

The “Feminist Climate Action in West Africa” project is being implemented in Côte d’Ivoire to contribute effectively to the resilience and fight against the effects of climate change by ecologically sensitive coastal and island communities, with a particular focus on rural women and young people.

It will build the capacity of communities, particularly women and young people, to implement strategies to protect biodiversity and ecosystems, notably through the adoption of agroecological practices, energy diversification and advocacy. It will strengthen the participation of rural women and young people in local governance of biodiversity and climate action.

Funded by Global Affairs Canada | Affaires mondiales Canada, the ACF AO project is taking place in Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Senegal and Togo.

It is managed in Côte d’Ivoire by SUCO and Inades-Formation – Secrétariat Général.

FONDAFRICA LOGO

FondAfrica

Inades-Formation
Serving the Common Good

FondAfrica

Inades-Formation thanks you for your support for its actions of economic and social development in favor of the rural world.

Your donation will be forwarded to the recipient you have chosen.

Follow us by subscribing to our newsletters.

Inades-Formation
Serving the Common Good

FondAfrica

1. What is it?

The African Rural Development Fund (ARDF) was established on July 23, 1997 in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, following the realization that Africa’s development can only be achieved through self-financing.

FondAfrica is an appeal to public generosity through collection actions from natural and legal persons.

2. Why make a donation?

FondAfrica is a particular instrument of Inades-Formation’s financing strategy. FondAfrica a formulé sa vision à moyen terme ainsi qu’il suit « In 10 years, thanks to the income from the funds collected by Fondafrica, Inades-Formation will have increased its self-financing capacity for services rendered to the African rural world to 40 % ».

Do you want to support Inades-Formation in its economic and social development actions for the rural world? If so, then take action through FondAfrica by making a donation.